Vrinda Sharma is a PhD candidate in Economics at the Paris School of Economics. She holds a Master’s degree in Applied Economics with a specialization in Public Policy and Development from the Paris School of Economics, for which she was awarded the NSF scholarship in 2020, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. Before starting her PhD, Vrinda worked as a consultant with the World Bank for three years and as a pre-doctoral researcher at École Polytechnique. Her research focuses on the economics of water and climate change, examining how environmental degradation, particularly changes in water quality, affects households and local economies in developing countries.